Quality Assurance / Quality Systems Auditor role at AAR, focused on conducting internal and external audits of an aircraft repair station and its vendors to ensure compliance with FAA regulations and AAR quality standards. You'll review maintenance documentation, perform surveillance and pre-departure audits, and investigate quality escapes and damage incidents. Standout requirement: FAA Airframe or A&P License and certification aligned to CFR 145.153 and 145.161.
- Hands-on audits across repair station
- On-site vendor auditing responsibility
- Work in office/hangar environment
SUMMARY
The Quality Assurance / Quality Systems Auditor is responsible for performing Internal and External Quality Assurance Audits of the repair station and its vendors, to ensure compliance with processes, policies, procedures and quality standards. The Quality Assurance Auditor must be appropriately certified per CFR 145.153 and 145.161
Essential Job Functions
- Reviewing Customers procedures for specific guidance or requirements for aircraft inspection/maintenance documentation.
- Perform scheduled and nonscheduled surveillance audits of the Repair Station to ensure compliance with CFRs and AAR procedures.
- Post inspection, in-progress, and pre-departure audits to ensure AAR Quality Standards are maintained.
- Internal system, shop, hangar, and ramp audits ensuring compliance with all aspects of industry standards and providing to the Manager Quality of Assurance and Director of Quality notification of non-compliance.
- Conduct Quality audits that include but not limited to: customer aircraft facilities, tooling, training, housekeeping, and documentation that directly or indirectly impact the airworthiness of all products approved for Return to Service by AAR.
- Perform on-site Vendor audits to assure compliance with AAR Quality Standards. -Conducting assigned internal audits to ensure compliance with applicable CFRs, the Repair Station Quality Manual and other AAR quality standards.
- Conduct investigations and provide reports for damages, quality escapes and external audit findings that occurs on the facility.
- Conduct audits of paperwork to ensure all paperwork is completed in accordance with the procedures outlined in the Repair Station Quality Manual.
- Ensure work areas are maintained in a clean and safe manner.
- All other duties as assigned.
CORE COMPETENCIES
Organization: very detail oriented and always comes prepared
Communication: excellent interpersonal and oral and written communication skills
Initiative: plans work and carries out tasks without detailed instructions, prepares for problems or opportunities in advance, undertakes additional responsibilities
Leadership: demonstrated ability to lead people and get results through others
Skills
Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)Qualifications
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Education and Experience
- Education: Associates Degree from a Technical School; or five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
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Experience
Must possess a FAA Airframe or A&P License. Minimum five years quality assurance experience or equivalent, and exposure to aircraft and component overhaul operations required. Strong leadership, interpersonal and communication skills required.
Physical Demands The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be regularly required to sit, stand, bend, reach and move about the facility. The environmental characteristic for this position is an office/hangar setting. Candidates should be able to adapt to a traditional business environment.